Manchester United Transfer News: Three Players The Red Devils Should Target in the Winter Transfer Window

As we all know, the January transfer window has officially begun and the rumour mill has unsurprisingly hit the overdrive.

Although usually quite during this month-long suggest transfer window, many reports that Manchester United plan to delve into the market this time around.

Hence, here are three players Ferguson and co. should target during the winters.

Luke Shaw, Southampton

With Patrice Evra nearing the twilight of his career and both Alexander Buttner and Fabio Da Silva unable to impress this term with their respective displays in the league, Manchester United desperately need to look out for a left-back in the transfer window.

Southampton prodigy Luke Shaw is a product of the club’s famed youth academy and can be described as the ideal left-back to fit in at Old Trafford.

Blessed with lethal pace, phenomenal dribbling finesse and astute defensive skills, the 17-year-old is already establishing himself as a regular starter for the Saints and is tipped to be better than even the highly-coveted Gareth Bale.

Manchester United currently have no true defensive-midfielder in their ranks.

This thus makes their midfield very vulnerable and disorganized against the big teams as the Red Devils lack someone to sit in front of their back-four and orchestrate the game from the deep.

Someone, perhaps, like Kevin Strootman.

The Dutchman is regarded as one of the most promising defensive-minded midfielders in Europe due to his robust tackling style, strong positioning sense and occasional forward runs to break down the oppositions’ defence.

Brazilian midfielder Paulinho is another player who could add the much-needed steel to United’s midfield.

The 24-year-old was instrumental in Corinthians’ victorious Club World Cup campaign last month and has received massive interest from the likes of Manchester City and Arsenal in the last six-eight months.

Possessing beautiful passing abilities and vision, Paulinho can boss the game from his central midfield position and his high work-ethic means that the eight-times-capped national-team star should have no problems in adjusting to Premier League’s style of play.